Back when I was in elementary and middle school, the most artistic thing we ever did was sketch covers to our favorite books, or do something involving paper mache. I don't even remember.

But man, at the Soroptimist International of Phoenixville Art Show I went to yesterday, arguably the most interesting and complicated works were all done by Phoenixville Area School District Students. Kids in elementary school made these brilliant multicolored collages, an eighth grader made a 3-D diorama mixing drawing, acrylics and pastels of the famous Mario Brothers villain Bowser, and the works by high school students were, dare I say it, even better than works by some of the professional artists.

I can't recall half of the art projects I did. Half of them involved toothpicks and cotton balls, I think. It's great to see so many Salvador Dalis and Pablo Picassos in the making from our very own community.
What's sad, or cool, depending on your perspective, I guess, is that many of these kids probably look at their art class assignments as just another piece of homework to do, right after algebra and Napoleonic history.

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Brian McCarthy